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It had been a unified state independent of the UK for a long time. Today Scotland no longer has a separate legislature and executive and its economy is integrated into that of the rest of Britain.
Unified: adj.统一的
Legislature:n.立法机关
Executive:n. 行政机关
integrate:v. (使)合并,成为一体;
在很长一段时间里,它是一个独立于英国的统一国家。今天,苏格兰不再拥有独立的立法机构和行政机构,其经济已经融入英国其他地区。
In 1921, when an agreement was signed giving the rest of the country independence, six of the nine Irish counties that constituted the ancient province of Ulster remained part of the United Kingdom—these were the north-eastern counties that were predominantly Protestant.
1. constitute: v. 组成,构成;
2. predominantly: adv. 绝大多数,主要地
1921年,一项协议签署,允许爱尔兰其他地区独立,九个爱尔兰郡中有六个组成了古老的阿尔斯特省,仍然属于英国——这些东北部的郡主要是新教徒。
To illustrate it by analogy, opponents of multiculturalism would like to see Britain as a “melting -pot”, while proponents of it insist that Britain be made a “stir fry”.
illustrate: v. 加插图于;说明,阐明;
opponent: n. 对手,竞争者;
multiculturalism: n. 多元文化论
melting -pot:熔炉
proponent:n. 支持者;建议者
stir fry:(一盘)炒菜
打个比方,反对多元文化主义的人喜欢把英国看成一个“大熔炉”,而支持多元文化主义的人则坚持认为英国应该是一个“炒菜”。
4.Some British grammarians recommended the speech of London and the Court as the most correct and desirable in an attempt to eliminate what they saw as a cacophony of regional accents.
1. grammarian: n. 语法学家
2. eliminate: v. 剔除,根除;
3.cacophony: n. 刺耳的音调;不和谐音
一些英国语法学家推荐伦敦和宫廷的演讲是最正确和最理想的,试图消除他们所认为的不和谐的地方口音。
5.behind all these figures emotions run deep. Is national identity in the UK purely a pe 内容过长,仅展示头部和尾部部分文字预览,全文请查看图片预览。 from his embrace.?她挣脱了他的拥抱。
词根tach:营地,桩子
Attach: at朝向+tach杆 系,附上
18.as against:与…..相比
Eg:
1.They?got?27% of?the?vote as against?32%?at the last?election.?
这次选举他们得了27%的票,而上次他们得了32%。
2. Such?a?person?is?leading?a meaningful?life,?as against?the immoral?person.?
这样的人正在过着有意义的生活,来反对那些不道德的人。
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